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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The North Peace Historical Society and Fort St. John North Peace Museum love partnering with groups and individuals in the community to better share the history of the North Peace.
We are thrilled that the Charlie Lake Conservation Society has developed an exhibit about the natural history of Charlie Lake called The Lake Next Door. Charlie Lake is rich in biodiversity, from microorganisms to fish, birds, and mammals.
Learn about the lake’s history and creatures through interactive activities (such as crawling inside a beaver lodge), sounds, photographs, stories, and more! You are invited to join the North Peace Historical Society and Charlie Lake Conservation Society for the grand opening of this exhibit on May 18th (International Museums Day) at 7 p.m. This exhibit will be on display until mid-September.
The weather is warm, and it’s the perfect time to be outside. Volunteers helped clean our historic buildings, and we opened them on May 4th (a week or two earlier than normal).
The warm weather also means we’re back with a full slate of cemetery tours this summer. We’re beginning with our new Woodlawn tour that launched last year despite some poor weather.
From dentists to nurses and farmers to surveyors, these people changed the face of Fort St. John. Learn about the man who walked over 800 miles to Fort St. John from Telegraph Creek. Hear about a woman who could skin a beaver faster than any male trapper. Find out more about the Chinese couple that welcomed RCMP constables. Working through hardships, these people made our community home. This Woodlawn Cemetery tour takes place on Friday, May 26, at 7 p.m. and is $10 (cash only) at the cemetery gate (23474 86th Street).
Our Alaska Highway Cemetery Tour on Friday, June 9th at 7 p.m. looks at the connection many of the people buried in our main cemetery on 100th Ave have to the Alaska Highway. From construction workers to entrepreneurs to ambulance drivers, the cemetery is full of people who worked and lived along the highway.
We are looking for donations and volunteers for our yard sale on Saturday, June 17. We are accepting donations in GOOD CONDITION apart from clothing, large appliances/electronics, and car/booster seats. If you are able to volunteer, please contact Heather at 250-787-0430. This yard sale helps the North Peace Historical Society operate the Fort St. John North Peace Museum. Proceeds help us with exhibits, programs, events, and preserving and cataloguing artifacts and archival items.
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